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Product recall Published FSA-PRIN-15-2018

Power Body Nutrition Ltd. recalls NOW Foods Vitamin A 25,000 IU from Fish Liver Oil

This recall applies to everyone who bought the product

The FSA has said the product may be unsafe to eat. Check the details below against your pack.

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NOW Foods Vitamin A 25,000 IU from Fish Liver Oil

Pack size: 100 softgel capsules and 250 softgel capsules
Batch code
All batches
Best before
All dates

For at least one product, all date codes are affected. Check every pack you have.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. If you have bought any of the above product do not eat it. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund.
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

Long term consumption of this product could result in liver and bone toxicity. It is a dose which can increase the risk of birth defects if consumed by pregnant women.

Details from the notice

Power Body Nutrition Ltd. is recalling NOW Foods Vitamin A 25,000 IU from Fish Liver Oil because the levels of Vitamin A in the product exceed the maximum recommended intake.

A Product Recall Information Notice tells the public about food that is unsafe and is being removed from sale.

What the business is doing

Power Body Nutrition Ltd. is recalling the above product and have informed their customers vial email containing a point-of-sale notice. This notice explains to customers why the product is being recalled and tells them what to do if they have bought the product. Please see the attached notice.

How this recall compares

  • Foreign body has caused 40 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in ready meals, sandwiches and salads, followed by bread and bakery. All foreign body recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.